The man became trapped in the area of Langton Street Bridge in Clarence Road, Redcliffe.

An eyewitness said: "The police rescued the man from the mud in the early hours of this morning. I watched the whole thing and the police dragged him from the mud using their own equipment before the fire service had assessed the situation."

A fire crew from Temple and a specialist rescue team from Bedminster attended at 1.09am today and helped extract the man.

They were joined by ambulance personnel.

The man was taken to hospital for checks.

Avon Fire and Rescue engine (Image: Gavin Crilly)

At just gone 3am firefighters from Thornbury and a specialist rescue team from Avonmouth came to the aid of a man trapped under a van.

The vehicle left Charfield Road, Tortworth, and went into a ditch.

He was rescued with the use of airbags and stabilising equipment and taken to hospital.

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